Te Atamira offers a wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, workshops, classes, performances, events and talks designed for everyone to be creative, every day.
We have 22 purpose-built spaces, including an art gallery, dance studios, performance spaces, a recording studio, music teaching and rehearsal rooms, a pottery studio, art workshop and a community project space.
Te Atamira, which means platform or stage in te reo Māori, strives to be a place for all to practice, produce, experience, participate in and be inspired by the arts.
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considers how spaces can act as a supportive environment for stimming, sensory processing and soothing the nervous system.
Queenstown Writers Festival 2024
WHAT’S ON
WHAT’S ON
Saturday Arts Social
Saturday Arts Social is a multi-arts programme and morning tea designed for our 65+ community. We gather every Saturday morning for a broad programme of events including concerts, art workshops, dance/movement classes and artist talks. Next event: Saturday 19 October, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Community Sing
Bring your voice and join us for Community Sing, on the first Tuesday of every month. No need to read music or sing in key – just come and experience the joy of singing, and singing with others. Next event: Tuesday 5 November, 7pm - 8pm
Community Draw
Join us with sketchbook and pencil in hand for Community Draw, on the second Tuesday of every month. No experience necessary - come along and embrace the joy of different approaches to drawing. Next event: Tuesday 12 November, 6:30 - 8pm
Community Dance
Calling all dance enthusiasts and rhythmic explorers, on the third Tuesday of every month! Join us for a dance class - open to all levels and ages, no RSVP required, just drop in and let's dance! Next event: Tuesday 19 November, 7pm - 8pm
Queenstown Arts Society - Lost in Hue
QAS delves deep into the imagination, exploring the limitless possibilities of form, emotion, and personal expression, interpreting Lost in Hue through colour, texture, and concept. Exhibition opening: Thursday 31 October, 5pm - 7pm
Lyrics and Lines
Lyrics and Lines playfully explores creative mark making and asks us to consider different kinds of patterns in our lives and environment. Open daily until 9 February 2025.
Afterschool Programme - Term 4
Come along to our Afterschool Programme where we form a fun environment for creative learning for tamariki. Mondays - Drama and Theatre Sports | Tuesdays - Textile Threads | Wednesdays - Creative Clay | Thursdays - Mixed Media | From 3:30pm | Ages 5 - 12
Love Notes by Ed Cruikshank
This interactive project invites you to write a message of love and send it to the world, in a specially made interactive artwork. Opens from 30 October - 14 February
Queenstown Writers Festival 2024
The Queenstown Writers Festival is an unmissable event each November for anyone who loves books, words and insightful conversation. More than 25 nationally acclaimed writers are taking part in events including author conversations, workshops, a book launch, theatre and panel discussions. 31 October - 3 November
Pēpi Wearing Dance Class
This class is designed for parents and caregivers of babies who enjoy movement and music. The class is designed to spark a bit of joy and encourage mental well-being. Friday 1 November, 11am - 11:45am
Te Taiao with pianist Mark Wilson
An invitation to a musical and sensory experience: come and be re-energised by a different way of sensing the natural world. You will enter a soundscape of birdsong and live music, treasuring aromas, textures and vistas from the world around us. Friday 8 November, 7pm - 8pm
Slow Stitching with Dianne van Brandenburg
Discover the mindful art of slow stitching with textile artist Dianne van Brandenburg. Learn mark-making and creative embellishment techniques, layering fabrics and stitches to create your own unique, hand-crafted artwork. Sunday 12 January, 1pm - 4pm.
Mixed Media Workshop with Emma Peers
Discover the exciting world of mixed media and how it can help you evolve your artistic style, in a half-day hands-on workshop. 18 January 2025, 1pm - 4pm.
Washi Tape and Drawing Workshop with Veronica Herber
Join Lyrics and Lines artist Veronica Herber for a hands-on exploration of her signature materials of tape and graphite. Saturday 25 January, 2pm - 4:30pm
Crochet Workshop with Ani O'Neill - Working in the Round
Join artist Ani O'Neill in a colourful crochet workshop, creating collaborative yarn artworks. Open to all skill levels, this joyful session explores color, shape, and creative play with crochet techniques. Two sessions options - Saturday 1 February, 2pm - 3:30pm and Sunday 2 February, 10:30am - 12pm.
Pūheke - Louise Potiki Bryant
Pūheke ("to flow") is a new solo work by Louise Pōtiki Bryant emerging out of her personal journey towards healing from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) / Māuiui whakaauau. Join us for an immersive experience of image, music and solo dance performance by this Ngāi Tahu choreographer and Arts Foundation Laureate. Saturday 1 February, 7:30pm
Te Atamira
Ground Floor, Dart House
Remarkables Park Town Centre
12 Hawthorn Drive
Frankton, Queenstown
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